Feed-bag for horses.



C. A. HERMANN.

F'EED BAG FOR HORSES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-24,1916.

Patented 00f; 24, 1916.

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1 oiuuc CHARLES A. HERMANN, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FEED-BAG FOR HoRsEs.

Specification of Letters Patent. 7 PatentedOct, .24, 1916;,

Application filed January 24, 1916. Serial No. 73,909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. HER- MANN, a citizen of the United States, re-

siding at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Feed-Bags for Horses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a feed bag for horses, or other draft animals, one object of the invention being the provision of a novel construction of feed bag and support therefor, whereby the horses head is free to eat comfortably and whereby the waste occasioned in horses tossing their heads to secure the feed at the bottom of the bag is avoided.

A further object of the present invention is the provision of a feed bag that is quickly placed into and out of use, the same being supported from the body instead of the head of the horse, so that the mouth of the horse may have free access to the contents of the bag or receptacle.

A still further object of the present invention is the provision of a bag that may be readily supported from the harness, the bag being removably mounted so as to be disposed below the horses nose in front of his chest.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view of the feed bag as in use. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the bag folded. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the bag folded.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 5 designates the metal rods, each of which carries at one end a clamping device 6, for engagement with the band 7, that surrounds the body of the animal just to the rear of the front legs. This rod 5 is also provided with a loop or eye 8, to which is adjustably attached the end of a neck strap 9, by means of which the two rods 5 can be supported with their free ends projected forwardly of and at each side of the chest. A loose eye or loop 10 is supported from the underside of the rod intermediate of the clamping device 6 and the loop 8, and the purpose of which will presently appear.

The plates 11 are pivoted at 12 to wings 13 formed on the rods 5 at their free ends so that the rods can readily swing to the position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing when said rods 5 are detached from the bands 7. The rods 5 are swung into the position as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawlng for the folding thereof and on the extending of the rods the wings 13 will serve as bearings for the plates 11 and thus ks)trengthen the same for supporting the feed Aflixed to the plates 11 are resilient latches 13 which serve to engage the rods 5 to hold the same locked in extended position as is clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

The plates 11 are connected by rivets 14: to the sections 15-and 16 of the metal hinged frame 17 which in turn has connected thereto the edges of the canvas 18 of the bag, the bottom 19 thereof being made of galvanized metal and secured by rivets 20 to the lower edge of the canvas, while the extreme lower ends 23 are of leather.

Carried by the frame 17 is a flexible loop or strap 21, which when the bag is folded as shown in Figs. 2 and 8, surrounds the rods 5 and maintains the parts in folded or collapsed relation.

By means of the clamps 6, the present device may be attached either as shown in Fig.1, or it may be supported from the traces, breast strap or the girdle of a saddle, or in fact in any manner that will humanely dispose the bag B below the mouth of the horse, so as to permit of natural movement of the neck and head during eating.

To relieve the strain upon the canvas 18 and also to assist in holding the frame 17, either open or closed, the springs 22 are employed. Although they are shown as placed upon the interior of the bag and frame, I do not limit myself to this arrangement.

By providing the loose loop'10, the rods 5 may be connected fixedly to other parts of the harness.

From the foregoing description, it is evident that a humane horse feeding bag is provided, and as the bag may be folded, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the midday feed may be placed therein and carried until feeding time.

What I claim, as new, is

The combination with a feed bag having a sectional hinged mouth frame, of plates affixed to the sections of said frame at opposite sides of the axis of their hinged connection, supporting rods having hooked ends,

Wings formed on said supporting rods and and engageable with the rods for holding pivotally connected to the plates for foldthe same unfolded and extended and means ing and unfolding movements of said rods, interiorly of the bag and engaged with sec- 10 means detachably engaged in the hook ends tions of the mouth frame to hold the same 5 of the rods and alsoengaged with said rods in open position.

. for the mounting of the same upon an ani-v In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. mal, resilient latches carried by' the plates CHARLES A. HERMANN.

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